Web Development

Intel XDK HTML5 Gets More Real (Time)

By Adrian Bridgwater, August 08, 2014

Cross-platform tool suite adds more customization and real-time live editing

The Intel XDK HTML5 cross-platform software application development tool suite has been updated. These updates include a method for integrating third-party service APIs (including ones that enable in-app purchases), more methods of customization, and real-time live editing.

This HTML5 web-focused developer proposition is of course directly angled as a mobile proposition. There are backend authentication services to create more content rich, interactive apps.

Developers can build cross-platform apps for many app stores and web platforms. Intel's XDK is built on web technologies HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and Node-Webkit backend. The tools suite can be hosted on Windows, OS X, and Ubuntu Linux.

In terms of web services and plug-ins for content-rich interactive apps , Intel calls out the ability to easily add web services such as datafeeds and backend data stores, and engage with authentication from a number of providers.

The Intel XDK is available as a free download for Windows, OS X, and Ubuntu Linux.

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